A British bride who faked terminal cancer to raise £8,344 ($11,312) for her dream wedding was sentenced this week to five months in prison.
According to The Sun, District Judge Nicholas Sanders told Toni Standen, 29, as he sentenced her Tuesday in Chester Magistrates’ Court:
Every right-thinking member of society would be appalled by your behavior. Thankfully it’s not often this court has to sentence someone who has shown such a degree of shamelessness, such greed, or such a betrayal of friendship as you did to your friends and the wider community. You made up an illness to gain the sympathy of your friends and sat back and watched as they raised money to support you. You continued to embellish that tissue of lies, telling those same friends on one occasion that you only had weeks to live.
She said it was her "dying wish" to tie the knot with 52-year-old hubby James so those closest to her - as well as kindhearted strangers - rallied round. They raised the funds by setting up a GoFundMe page in February last year after Standen claimed her vaginal cancer was terminal. Jobless Standen, of Widnes, Cheshire, also tugged at heartstrings by saying she wanted her dad Derek, 57, who was dying of cancer, to walk her down the aisle. He died before the big day but an emotional video recording was played leaving guests in tears. Standen and her partner James married at St Bede’s Catholic Church, Widnes, last summer before having a reception at a nearby sports club with around 150 guests.
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What a piece of poo she is.
According to The Sun, District Judge Nicholas Sanders told Toni Standen, 29, as he sentenced her Tuesday in Chester Magistrates’ Court:
Every right-thinking member of society would be appalled by your behavior. Thankfully it’s not often this court has to sentence someone who has shown such a degree of shamelessness, such greed, or such a betrayal of friendship as you did to your friends and the wider community. You made up an illness to gain the sympathy of your friends and sat back and watched as they raised money to support you. You continued to embellish that tissue of lies, telling those same friends on one occasion that you only had weeks to live.
She said it was her "dying wish" to tie the knot with 52-year-old hubby James so those closest to her - as well as kindhearted strangers - rallied round. They raised the funds by setting up a GoFundMe page in February last year after Standen claimed her vaginal cancer was terminal. Jobless Standen, of Widnes, Cheshire, also tugged at heartstrings by saying she wanted her dad Derek, 57, who was dying of cancer, to walk her down the aisle. He died before the big day but an emotional video recording was played leaving guests in tears. Standen and her partner James married at St Bede’s Catholic Church, Widnes, last summer before having a reception at a nearby sports club with around 150 guests.
Bride who faked cancer to raise $11K for ‘dream’ wedding gets 5 months in prison
A British bride who faked terminal cancer to raise $11,000 for her dream wedding was sentenced this week to five months in prison. “Every right-thinking member of society would be appalled by…
nypost.com
What a piece of poo she is.
